28 July 2011; 13 years ago (2011-07-28) (Line 1) 28 December 2018; 5 years ago (2018-12-28) (Loop Line) 25 January 2022; 2 years ago (2022-01-25) (Line 9)[1]
Shapingba is a metro station of the Chongqing Rail Transit system in Shapingba District, Chongqing Municipality, China.[2][3] The station began service on 28 July 2011 with the opening of Line 1 of Chongqing Rail Transit. Until the extension to Daxuecheng was completed and opened in 2012, it operated as the terminus of Line 1. It later was expanded to accommodate two extra metro lines to the south of the Line 1 metro station, to serve the Loop Line (opened on December 28, 2018) and Line 9 (opened on January 25, 2022[1]), but the transfer passage didn't open until 30 September 2022.[4]Line 27, which is currently under construction, will also serve the station in future.
It also interchanges with the renovated Shapingba railway station, as an Integrated Transport Hub, with connected bus and taxi modes.
Station structure
Line 1
The station serves as the 14th station on the East-West running Line 1. This is an underground station on two levels. The first underground level is for the station hall & ticketing, beneath which is the platform level. The station set up to serve 2 tracks from a single island platform.
B1 Concourse
Exits 1-3, Customer service, Vending machines, Transfer passage to Line 9 and Loop line